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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Dickinson, North Dakota

Average Temperature Rankings, March 1981

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
March 1981 1-Month	34.9°F (1.6°C)	30.3°F (-0.9°C)	4.6°F (2.5°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1951
				13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1973	2012
	Ties: 2004
Feb–Mar 1981 2-Month	29.3°F (-1.5°C)	25.5°F (-3.6°C)	3.8°F (2.1°C)	62nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	2019
				13th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2016
	Ties: 1961
Jan–Mar 1981 3-Month	28.0°F (-2.2°C)	22.6°F (-5.2°C)	5.4°F (3.0°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1950
				5th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1992
Dec 1980–Mar 1981 4-Month	26.2°F (-3.2°C)	21.6°F (-5.8°C)	4.6°F (2.6°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1950
				7th Warmest	Warmest to Date	1992
Nov 1980–Mar 1981 5-Month	28.1°F (-2.2°C)	23.2°F (-4.9°C)	4.9°F (2.7°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1979
				5th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2000
Oct 1980–Mar 1981 6-Month	31.0°F (-0.6°C)	26.7°F (-2.9°C)	4.3°F (2.3°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1952
				5th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Sep 1980–Mar 1981 7-Month	34.7°F (1.5°C)	31.1°F (-0.5°C)	3.6°F (2.0°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1952
				6th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012
Aug 1980–Mar 1981 8-Month	38.3°F (3.5°C)	35.7°F (2.1°C)	2.6°F (1.4°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1952
				6th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012, 2016
Jul 1980–Mar 1981 9-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	39.5°F (4.2°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	67th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1952
				7th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2012, 2016
Jun 1980–Mar 1981 10-Month	44.3°F (6.8°C)	41.8°F (5.4°C)	2.5°F (1.4°C)	66th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1952
				7th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
May 1980–Mar 1981 11-Month	45.7°F (7.6°C)	43.0°F (6.1°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1952
				4th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Apr 1980–Mar 1981 12-Month	45.9°F (7.7°C)	42.9°F (6.1°C)	3.0°F (1.6°C)	71st Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1952
				2nd Warmest	Warmest to Date	2016
Oct 1979–Mar 1981 18-Month	39.5°F (4.2°C)	37.6°F (3.1°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	63rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1952
				9th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2013
	Ties: 2017
Apr 1979–Mar 1981 24-Month	44.0°F (6.7°C)	43.0°F (6.1°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1952
				13th Warmest	Warmest to Date	2000
Apr 1978–Mar 1981 36-Month	42.2°F (5.7°C)	42.9°F (6.1°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1952
				31st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2000
	Ties: 1977
Apr 1977–Mar 1981 48-Month	41.8°F (5.4°C)	42.9°F (6.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1953
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1992
	Ties: 1978, 1998
Apr 1976–Mar 1981 60-Month	42.0°F (5.6°C)	42.9°F (6.1°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1980	1954
				36th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1992
	Ties: 1965

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 7, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/